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From: "Neil W. Van Dyke" <neil at neilvandyke.org>
To: "Jeff Stephens" <jsteve17 at tampabay.rr.com>
>> * With its more "modern" libraries and frameworks, tools like GUI
> dialog painters, and convenient static checking features, Java
> probably seemed more accessible and gratifying than Scheme. I think
> PLT and some other Scheme developers have done some good work lately
> in making Scheme more attractive. (The main thing I still want is
> GTK bindings for MzScheme, for making really slick GUI apps...)
>I note that Dr. Graham, in the article I quoted, also lamented the lack of
libraries as a
reason for the relative unpopularity of Lisp.
I still wonder why the Scheme community in academia can't convince their
brother professors
in Engineering to give Scheme a try? My background is in the Flight
Simulation field where
most engineers still prefer to program in Fortran or C unless a DoD contract
forces Ada
down their throats.